Edgewonk alternative that keeps your journal in files you own

Journalit keeps your journal as files on your computer, free to start. Edgewonk is a hosted journal with stronger psychology stats, sold as one yearly plan.

By the Journalit team · Facts checked 15 Oct 2026 · How we compared

Which should you choose?

Pick Journalit if

  • You want your journal as files you own
  • You journal offline
  • You want to keep every note and screenshot
  • You want to start free

Pick Edgewonk if

  • You want Tiltmeter and psychology stats
  • You want hundreds of built-in importers
  • You want weekly AI analysis
  • You share your journal with a mentor

Stay on Edgewonk if

  • Your review routine is built on Tiltmeter
  • You rely on weekly Edge Finder reports
  • You’d lose years of notes (notes don’t export)

Edgewonk facts from its pricing page (checked 20 Oct 2026) and psychology tools (checked 15 Oct 2026).

Journalit Home View with trading reviews, goals, account metrics, and performance widgets

Journalit Home View brings reviews, goals, account metrics, and performance context into one journal.

Edgewonk pricing in 2026

One plan, billed yearly. No free plan; 14-day refund.

Edgewonk costs 9% more than Journalit Pro's $180/yr billed-yearly price, based on Edgewonk's $197/yr list price; its current offer may cost less, so check at checkout.

Journalit Pro: $180/yr billed yearly. Edgewonk: $197/yr. Journalit is $17 a year lower (Journalit billed yearly). Edgewonk's $197/yr comparison uses its list price; its current offer may cost less, so check at checkout.

Yearly price of each plan, compared with Journalit Pro.
PlanYearly cost and billingvs Journalit $180/yr billed yearly
Journalit ProEvery feature, nothing locked
$180/yr billed yearly · $228/yr if paid monthly ($19/mo)
You pay this
Edgewonk Full accessAnnual only, plus VATThe page also advertises $169 with four extra months (about $127/year effective for 16 months), so the current offer may cost less; confirm it at checkout.
$197/yr · Billed yearly
9% more than Journalit's yearly priceJournalit is $17/yr lower than Edgewonk Full access's $197/yr list price (Journalit billed yearly).Journalit costs $31/yr more than Edgewonk Full access's $197/yr list price (Journalit paid monthly).

Every plan, paid for a year, billed yearly where offered. Relative labels compare with Journalit Pro at $180/yr billed yearly; Journalit is $228/yr if paid monthly ($19/mo). USD before tax. Checked 20 Oct 2026: Edgewonk.

Journalit vs Edgewonk

Journalit and Edgewonk compared feature by feature
FeatureJournalitEdgewonk
Journal stays on your deviceTrades, notes and reviews as filesOn your device*Hosted online
Export everythingTrades, notes and screenshotsAlready filesExcel, no notes or images
Works offlineYesNeeds internet
Free planFree foreverNo, 14-day refund
Broker imports18 brokers, ProHundreds listed
Prop-firm challenge trackingBuilt inSeparate journals only
MobileObsidian appBrowser only
Psychology toolsMistakes, missed tradesTiltmeter, custom stats
AI analysisNoEdge Finder
BacktestingNoManual backtester
Share with a mentorImages onlyRead-only access
Journalit and Edgewonk compared feature by feature
JournalitEdgewonk
Journal stays on your deviceTrades, notes and reviews as files
On your device*Hosted online
Export everythingTrades, notes and screenshots
Already filesExcel, no notes or images
Works offline
YesNeeds internet
Free plan
Free foreverNo, 14-day refund
Broker imports
18 brokers, ProHundreds listed
Prop-firm challenge tracking
Built inSeparate journals only
Mobile
Obsidian appBrowser only
Psychology tools
Mistakes, missed tradesTiltmeter, custom stats
AI analysis
NoEdge Finder
Backtesting
NoManual backtester
Share with a mentor
Images onlyRead-only access

* With Trade Sync (Pro), synced trades also pass through Journalit’s servers. Edgewonk facts checked 15 Oct 2026; the arrow beside each one opens Edgewonk’s own page. Comparing more tools? See every trading journal side by side.

Same task in both tools

Import a broker CSV, then review a losing week.

In Journalit

  1. 1

    Export from your broker

    Follow the broker export guide

  2. 2

    Open Trade Import

    Pick the platform and account

  3. 3

    Check the preview

    Every trade, before anything is saved

  4. 4

    Open the weekly review

    All five days in one note

  5. 5

    Answer the losing-trade questions

    Your own questions, set in Layout Builder

Preview is free; importing needs Pro. From the Trade Import guide and review docs.

In Edgewonk

  1. 1

    Export from your broker

    Or use Edgewonk’s Excel import

  2. 2

    Import Trades

    Pick the platform and a setup

  3. 3

    Diary → Sessions

    Add a session for the week

  4. 4

    Review the week

    Rate it, write lessons learned

From Edgewonk’s help centre: import · sessions

Journalit Trade Import asking “Where are these trades from?” with a grid of broker and platform tiles
Step 2 · Pick the platform
Journalit import review step showing parsed rows from a broker CSV before import
Step 3 · Check every trade first
Daily Reviews by Weekday widget listing Monday to Friday with Open links
Step 4 · The whole week in one note

Switching from Edgewonk

Four steps. Start small and check before you cancel.

  1. Step 1

    Export from Edgewonk

    • Journal tab → Export: Excel (how)
    • Only some fields are included
    • Save notes and screenshots by hand
    • Keep your original broker files
  2. Step 2

    Import into Journalit

  3. Step 3

    Rebuild

    • Setups → setups
    • Mistakes and missed trades → review fields
    • Sessions → review templates
    • No equivalent for Tiltmeter
  4. Step 4

    Test before you cancel

    • Import one week first
    • Match the week’s P&L in Edgewonk
    • Check fees, time zone and fills
    • Re-import once: duplicates get flagged

How we compared

Sources
Edgewonk’s pricing page, product pages and help centre
Checked
15 Oct 2026
Method
No paid Edgewonk account. Its steps follow Edgewonk’s help articles.
Written by
The Journalit team, so we are not neutral. Spot an error? contact@journalit.co

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